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| τοὐμὸν ὄνειρον ἐμοί ἄγγελεις |
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| to be in a desirable state, have it easy |
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| to have an uneasy sleep, be alert |
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| to do everything possible |
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| σῦκον σύκῳ οὐδὲν ὁμοιότερον |
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| hair of the dog that bit him |
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| μία χελιδών ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ. |
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| one robin does not make spring |
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| you've come to late, you were behind the door when the brains were passed out. |
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| πολλἀ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου. |
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| Many's the slip twixt the cup and the lip. |
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| Blood's thicker than water. |
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| fiat experimentum in corpore vili |
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| οὐ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς εἰς Κόρινθόν ἐσθ' ὁ πλοῦς |
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| We can't all have good luck. |
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| We learn from our mistakes. |
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| ἐκτὸς τῶν ἐλαιῶν φέρεσθαι |
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| τὴν ἀλώπεκα ἕλκει μετόπισθεν |
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| a wolf in sheep's clothing = he drags a fox['s tail] behind |
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| ἐπὶ δυοῖν ἀγκυραῖν ὁρμεῖν |
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| to be moored with two anchors; to have two strings for one's bow. |
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| καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὀ πῦρ ἔπεσεν. |
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| out of the frying pan into the fire = avoiding the smoke he fell into the fire. |
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| A bull in the china shop. |
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| A bull in the china shop. |
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| no sin goes unpunished; what goes around comes around; karma |
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| ὕς πρὸς Αθηναίην ἔριν ἤρισεν. |
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| That's teaching your grandma to suck eggs. |
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| the beatiful is hard to achieve |
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| two of a trade never agree |
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| Birds of a feather flock together. |
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| Plan B; "now that the wind has fallen, the second choice is to row" |
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| to shave a lion = to bell the cat |
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| ὅταν αὐτοὶ αὑτῶν τυγχάνωμεν φαυλότατα διακείμενοι. . . |
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| When we are in the lowest depths of destitution... |
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| παρὰ δύναμιν τολμηταὶ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δεινοῖς εὐέλπιδες. |
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| bolder than one's capacity allows, and willing to take amazing risks |
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| Αὐτόθεν ἄρα τὸ πρᾶγμα φθέγγεται φωνὴν ἀφιέν; |
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| The facts speak for themselves. |
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| αὐτεπάγγελτος ἠθέλησε τὰ χρήματα ἀποδοῦναι. |
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| He offered of his own free will to pay the money. |
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| τοῦτο ὄκνον πάρεσχε μὴ ἐλθεῖν. |
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| This made them hesitate to come. |
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| they did not yield their point |
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| θαυμάζω εἰ μὴ ἀσμένοις ὑμῖν ἀφῖγμαι. |
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| I am surprised that you are not glad to see me. |
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| δυσχερὲς ποιοῦμαι εἰ μὴ ἀσμἐνοις ὑμῖν ἀφῖγμαι. |
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| It bothers me that you aren't glad to see me. |
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| He was the agent of his own destruction. |
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| people are saying different things |
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| there is not need, don't worry about it |
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| ἅμιλλαν ποιεῖσάι πρός τινα |
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| τὸ πρᾶγμα μειζόνως λαμβάνειν. |
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| the deciding point, the thing that really makes the difference |
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| I can't, I have an engagement. |
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| πολλὰ ὀνειροπολεῖς ἐν τᾔ γνωμᾔ |
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| I don't doubt you in the least. |
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| ὕπαρ τε καὶ ὄναρ ἀγνοεῖς περί τινος. |
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| you can't tell appearance from reality in... |
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| it's not pleasant to hear |
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| that doesn't sound like bad news! It could be worse! |
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| we have to put up with it |
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χαλεπῶς φέρω ἅ λέγεις.
χαλεπῶς φέρω οἷς λέγεις. |
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| I don't at all like what you say. |
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| May be. It could happen. It's possible. |
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| That makes sense. It's reasonable. |
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He can get away with it.
He can act that way without causing offence. |
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εἰ μὴ σέ τι κωλύει. . .
εἰ βουλομένῳ σοί ἐστιν. . . |
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If it's okay by you...
If you don't mind... |
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I don't have a problem with it.
It's okay by me. |
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That's not my job.
That's not my responsibility.
It's not my fault. |
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| It's not of primary importance to me. |
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| This doesn't have anything to do with it. |
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| Yes, this is very appropriate. |
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